Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[Six-cylinder]

17 minutes ago, hairnet said:

gs tho ❤️

 

 

[richardmorris]

Which is the incontinent vehicle? ( I am assuming it wasn’t @Slowsilver)

[Crackers]

I'm glad to see the Trevi is under cover for a while. The poor thing was a little bit swimming pooley in the driver's footwell last time I saw it. 

[Six-cylinder]

12 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Which is the incontinent vehicle? ( I am assuming it wasn’t @Slowsilver)

GS was parked in front of the BX.

[hairnet]

58 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

SPLOOT

oh.

[Noel Tidybeard]

rooky mistake not having booster AND jump leads!🙃

[Six-cylinder]

A few minutes ago hail and now sunshine.

[hairnet]

frog frog kraut kraut

impostor

 

[Six-cylinder]

40 minutes ago, hairnet said:

frog frog kraut kraut

impostor

 

There were two out of shot!

[richardmorris]

5 hours ago, hairnet said:

frog frog kraut kraut

impostor

 

Sneak attack by the itis 

[hairnet]

30 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Sneak attack by the itis 

did they surrender yet?

[richardmorris]

40 minutes ago, hairnet said:

did they surrender yet?

Looks to be surrounded.

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Sneak attack by the itis 

Sounds inflammatory!

[Longbridge Apologist]

On 2/23/2022 at 7:29 PM, Six-cylinder said:

This year is the 40th Birthday of the Citroen BX and I have decided to get mine out early season so I can attend as many events as possible with it. It ran out of MOT Oct 2020 and stayed in storage last year so the first job will be an MOT as soon as my favourite garage can take it. 

Today in preparation for going for MOT Slowsilver kindly came over to help me move some cars about in storage so it is at the front of the barn ready to leave. It turns out only two were blocking in the BX, the Citroen GS and Lancia Trevi. Our first task was to make sure the BX started or moving the other cars would be a waste of time. The BX had a completely flat battery but the jump pack got it going just, as the jump pack was low only showing just one charge light.

With the success of getting the BX running it was time to tackle the Trevi, luckily I had disconnected the Trevi battery but it still needed a jump and fired up after a bit of churning and idled. As usual the GS took a fair bit of churning but idled well and the suspension rose quickly. The BX stalled while we got the others started. The jump pack did not have enough power left in it to restart the BX.

While we didn't achieve our goal of parking the BX at the front of storage, but we did ascertain that everything starts so when we are ready to take the BX for MOT it should be straight forward with a recharged battery and jump pack to get it out.

Thanks to @Slowsilver for his help today and my ride in a chauffeur driven Mondeo.

Oh my, @Slowsilver’s Mondeo 🥰

[Six-cylinder]

The weather is a lot better today so I have tackled replacing the indicator unit that fell out of the E320. I had to solder the side repeater wires back into the plug. I found I ran out of hands to hold the soldering iron, solder, plug pin and wire so I enlisted Mrs6C to give me two hands. I love it when a plan comes together!

To celebrate I had the car cleaned including having the nasty black spot on the passenger seat cleaned. 

Feeling good I stopped to take a couple of phots. On the way home the car then rewarded me with a warning light, fortunately it turned out to be the low washer fluid, but just that flash of orange panicked me.

[hairnet]

needs garlic gingercators

@Mrs6C - good job she knows what shes doing cough

 

[Crackers]

I still have an unusual level of want for that car. 

I'm aware this doesn't matter but I just like reminding everyone.

What a honey. 

[hairnet]

pervert

worse than them

 

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, Crackers said:

I still have an unusual level of want for that car. 

I'm aware this doesn't matter but I just like reminding everyone.

What a honey. 

I know it is fabulous.

It is not my first W124 coupe.  The first was 22 years ago, when I changed jobs for one without a company car I bought a 1974 Mercedes 280CE and enjoyed that for 3 years, but was ready for a change. After a brief spell in a Volvo 740GLE estate while I made my mind up I bought a 7 year old 300CE. Just a lovely car.

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

The weather is a lot better today so I have tackled replacing the indicator unit that fell out of the E320. I had to solder the side repeater wires back into the plug. I found I run out of hands to hold the soldering iron, solder, plug pin and wire so I enlisted Mrs6C to give me two hands. I love it when a plan comes together!

To celebrate I had the car cleaned including having the nasty black spot on the passenger seat cleaned. 

Feeling good I stopped to take a couple of phots. On the way home the car then rewarded me with a warning light, fortunately it turned out to be the low washer fluid, but just that flash of orange panicked me.

In case you are curious, the black Tom Tom disc mount is covering up four holes that were originally for a mobile phone and the passenger cargo net is not original but still Mercedes’s.

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

In case you are curious, the black Tom Tom disc mount is covering up four holes that were originally for a mobile phone and the passenger cargo net is not original but still Mercedes’s.

 

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:The weather is a lot better today so I have tackled replacing the indicator unit that fell out of the E320. I had to solder the side repeater wires back into the plug. I found I ran out of hands to hold the soldering iron, solder, plug pin and wire so I enlisted Mrs6C to give me two hands. I love it when a plan comes together!

To celebrate I had the car cleaned including having the nasty black spot on the passenger seat cleaned. 

Feeling good I stopped to take a couple of phots. On the way home the car then rewarded me with a warning light, fortunately it turned out to be the low washer fluid, but just that flash of orange panicked me.

I had it over nine years and never ran the washer fluid low. I’m not sure you’re taking enough care of it

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, Crackers said:

I still have an unusual level of want for that car. 

I'm aware this doesn't matter but I just like reminding everyone.

What a honey. 

It really was a delight to use as a daily for over nine years. It’s only vice was an Oliver Reed at a richard burton and peter o’toole stag party level of drinking. It could do 30+mpg but the average over 55,000miles was nearer 26.

[Mrs6C]

12 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I had it over nine years and never ran the washer fluid low. I’m not sure you’re taking enough care of it

That's not the worst of it! He nicked the gallon of screenwash I had just bought for my own car to fill it up!

[richardmorris]

14 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

That's not the worst of it! He nicked the gallon of screenwash I had just bought for my own car to fill it up!

I use Prestone ( now that Lidl stopped doing their -25degree stuff):

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372810165019?epid=20047021603&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item56cd37ab1b:g:zV4AAOSwMAxdq4QP&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%2B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSafTQYbq3L7RBVAMi0K9cw2CFbuPZ6Yb8MOwcnTWcB9cQM1a9%2FQ8KVv9iMkZuZ2Gur8TQ6wKpOih0hWteZsKG8fA1NR55eLPEZVI0fMiwhDVHMB7z0IgALzieAx%2FObMjNSvK4tSIIIvV97rzc4Hd5yJy1LZ%2BgKWHSF6iukIgrL7pz91TLT3lmH%2FadO7Nep5kqEEaN5hNv3vJQM1HL8b8fQ7gYo%2FMnbPOEXnfMzK2zGofHb37YuRmPpWPEsoNdeQzdbUP9WFKrcWnTNZaW16WUvpYltcpSmRAnMmUIE336gExEKdP4YLwTibQWYcPxHYPjHgbP4XTXCtgDl1zlfUHN3jvAxxHETTtw5MTKnBKtpcc1rkkGvFg1boibAAUG8%2BnrU5%2F8IDojBdi1dw%2F3VZ8%2F%2BSvkFWUjZs071iWPgrE6skjN3cdihyKSL3sVLfyBhJTCkPWjVIO4EmtyBfyfSh4d6upsz1WchN7jGmk0vCdTrx1HCQEEAkdVU21otFS%2F%2BLqc2VS0VcenLkunM%2BfYNyRpLUaPZbZw7PN94%2Fy6CG6qMN7CP%2FRR4H0poWGhGSOUerCegywa43s6bbzLiYqsFsOgu5cIBqSaPPw5QUmqgEMXcCGq9ozNtPeVH3TKGeNjvoDZBdW01Nt8%2Bi%2BCT%2FKvntbaT29TfuYe3OaM9ZhheW%2BbjQidyUVvVrLLyaZMvSfc2m%2BivS9ShpwWIXXPk%2Bwkek0H4vvi2YD%2BAl62qkFO%2FUoxqaJ7D%2F6CeE3OzODIMoIcZyyrDiqoH9oeCTW65Dx%2BOr%2FyS5FldEQdY92VoI%2F5PU98LYpB%2FM5wP1SSIB8cy8Sb3eSV|clp%3A2334524|tkp%3ABFBMxu2WreZf

[Six-cylinder]

53 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I had it over nine years and never ran the washer fluid low. I’m not sure you’re taking enough care of it

The trouble is I miss read the contract, I though it included you coming over every Saturday to do legals and Levels and give it a wash!

[richardmorris]

5 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The trouble is I miss read the contract, I though it included you coming over every Saturday to do legals and Levels and give it a wash!

That would have been the executive package. Sadly you went for the Arfur daily aftercare deal.

[Vantman]

18 hours ago, richardmorris said:

I use Prestone ( now that Lidl stopped doing their -25degree stuff):

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372810165019?epid=20047021603&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item56cd37ab1b:g:zV4AAOSwMAxdq4QP&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%2B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSafTQYbq3L7RBVAMi0K9cw2CFbuPZ6Yb8MOwcnTWcB9cQM1a9%2FQ8KVv9iMkZuZ2Gur8TQ6wKpOih0hWteZsKG8fA1NR55eLPEZVI0fMiwhDVHMB7z0IgALzieAx%2FObMjNSvK4tSIIIvV97rzc4Hd5yJy1LZ%2BgKWHSF6iukIgrL7pz91TLT3lmH%2FadO7Nep5kqEEaN5hNv3vJQM1HL8b8fQ7gYo%2FMnbPOEXnfMzK2zGofHb37YuRmPpWPEsoNdeQzdbUP9WFKrcWnTNZaW16WUvpYltcpSmRAnMmUIE336gExEKdP4YLwTibQWYcPxHYPjHgbP4XTXCtgDl1zlfUHN3jvAxxHETTtw5MTKnBKtpcc1rkkGvFg1boibAAUG8%2BnrU5%2F8IDojBdi1dw%2F3VZ8%2F%2BSvkFWUjZs071iWPgrE6skjN3cdihyKSL3sVLfyBhJTCkPWjVIO4EmtyBfyfSh4d6upsz1WchN7jGmk0vCdTrx1HCQEEAkdVU21otFS%2F%2BLqc2VS0VcenLkunM%2BfYNyRpLUaPZbZw7PN94%2Fy6CG6qMN7CP%2FRR4H0poWGhGSOUerCegywa43s6bbzLiYqsFsOgu5cIBqSaPPw5QUmqgEMXcCGq9ozNtPeVH3TKGeNjvoDZBdW01Nt8%2Bi%2BCT%2FKvntbaT29TfuYe3OaM9ZhheW%2BbjQidyUVvVrLLyaZMvSfc2m%2BivS9ShpwWIXXPk%2Bwkek0H4vvi2YD%2BAl62qkFO%2FUoxqaJ7D%2F6CeE3OzODIMoIcZyyrDiqoH9oeCTW65Dx%2BOr%2FyS5FldEQdY92VoI%2F5PU98LYpB%2FM5wP1SSIB8cy8Sb3eSV|clp%3A2334524|tkp%3ABFBMxu2WreZf

Cripes,that's expensive, the same item is £5.29 here--  https://www.toolstation.com/search?q=prestone screen wash

[High Jetter]

Not quite the same product, that one only protects to -10 degrees, not -18.

[Six-cylinder]

What a nice day out with the Milton Keynes Classic Car Club.

We meet in MK at 10am and toured the 20 miles to the Buckinghamshire Rail Centre in Quainton as group. Arrangements had been made for us to park inside the gates next to the trains. 

The American cars apart from the Corvette were from an Aylesbury group also allowed inside parking.

Sunshine, café, railways and cars.........